Bowling (L&D) railway station
For the station on the former Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway / Glasgow, Dumbarton and Helensburgh Railway, now part of the North Clyde Line, see Bowling railway station.
| Bowling | |
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Platform looking east | |
| Location | |
| Place | Bowling |
| Area | West Dunbartonshire |
| Coordinates | 55°55′56″N 4°29′21″W / 55.9321°N 4.4892°WCoordinates: 55°55′56″N 4°29′21″W / 55.9321°N 4.4892°W |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 October 1896[1] | Opened |
| 1 January 1917[1] | Closed |
| 1919[1] | Reopened |
| 5 February 1951[1] | Closed |
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Structure below platform
Bowling railway station was a railway station located in the village of Bowling, Scotland, on the Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway.
Bowling station was closed when this section of the L&DR was abandoned in 1960 (the parallel GH&DR being retained and electrified as part of the North Clyde electrification scheme). The trackbed through Bowling now forms a footpath and cycleway.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Old Kilpatrick Line and station closed |
Caledonian Railway Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway |
Dumbarton East Station open; line partially open | ||
Gallery
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thumb|A tunnel to the west of the station.
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thumb|Structure below platform.
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To the east of the station, the former railway line crosses over the North Clyde Line.
References
Notes
Sources
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063.
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- RAILSCOT on the Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway